Holiday Bizarre Wishes

Cassandra Ratzlaff, Staff Writer
December 22, 2011

Days to the holidays are dwindling down and you are making your final touches to your wish list. What are you asking for this year? At our age, the element of surprise during the gift giving holidays has lessened; we usually ask and expect to receive. Those who already have in mind what they want, have... Read more »

ODA takes on the Ragnar Relay Race

Joshua Lovin
December 9, 2011

Running a 199 mile relay is not usually an athletic event you hear about every year. But this year, the Out-of-Door Academy is doing it. Again. This race takes place overnight in a two day period. The annual Ragnar Relay is a 199 mile relay race to Key West from Miami. Last year ODA competed for the... Read more »

2012: The End of the World?

Christina Pierce, Staff Writer
December 9, 2011

With the year 2011 coming to an end, some people have begun to wonder about the new year. Many are beginning to think about New Year’s resolutions. But, others might be planning for the end of the world. The year 2012 is said to be the year the world ends because it marks the end of the Mayan calendar. ... Read more »

ODA Welcomes a Psychologist

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Cassandra Ratzlaff, Staff Writer
December 9, 2011

When passing students around campus you constantly hear conversations about how stressed they are about school. “Shoot, I totally just failed that math test!” “I have two classes before English, and I still haven’t finished my homework!” Many students have been talking about how this year has... Read more »

This Year’s Turkey Bowl Stuffing

Wyatt Page
December 6, 2011

What was your favorite highlight of Turkey Bowl?  A game winning touchdown for your advisory group or just the fact that students now have a dress down day? For Chrisitan Nold, a ninth grader, it was when “Desmond Lindsey snatched an interception with one hand.”  Nold was inspired by this brilliant... Read more »

Photo of the Day 12/6/11

Wyatt Page and Charlie Githler
December 6, 2011

Picture of the day: 11/29/11

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Charlie Githler, Staff Writer
November 29, 2011

Mr. Brewer’s Ode to Thanksgiving

Cassandra Ratzlaff, Staff Writer
November 24, 2011

As is our tradition, we gathered before Turkey Bowl on Tuesday for our Thanksgiving Assembly. Students and teachers shared thoughts about the day and Mr. Mahler encouraged us all to enjoy time with family and friends. A highlight of the assembly? Definitely Mr. Brewer’s “Ode to Thanksgiving.” Click... Read more »

AP Studio Art Class Captures the Moment!

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Christina Pierce, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

The following images were created by the students of the AP Studio Art class. In this project, the students are required to capture elements of design. Students create pictures based on the themes balance, rhythm, repetition, contrast, figure ground/ relationship, proportion-scale, unity, and emphasis. Amanda... Read more »

Jonathan Greer takes on the role as director!

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Christina Pierce, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

Jonathan Greer, ’12, is beginning to take on his new role as director of the upcoming school production of the play The Proposal by Anton Chekhov. Greer has been an active member of the theater program since he was in seventh grade. The play is about a landowner who goes to ask for his neighbor’s... Read more »

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